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It’s getting hot in here—so hot that vulnerable people around the world are soon going to be pushed out of regions where humans have flourished for years. In a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability, researchers find that about 2 billion people will be at risk of extreme heat by the beginning of the next century.The U.S. In For A Dry Winter | Extreme EarthThe study looked at areas of the world that are currently livable for people that may not be suitable for human life in a few decades. This area…

A couple watches the sun set, on May 13, 2023, as seen from the 520 Bridge View Park in Washington during a heat wave. Photo: Lindsey Wasson (AP)The Pacific Northwest is currently baking under a heat wave that has lasted for several days. Temperatures on both the lower and higher end of the scales for today are expected to be 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit above average for that region throughout this week.Extreme Weather Events in 2022 | Extreme Earth“Record breaking heat over the Pacific Northwest will expand into the…

This summer is expected to be one of the busiest travel seasons we’ve seen in a while. People are well into making plans to fly or drive their way to a well-deserved holiday. As many as 49% of people reported they plan to travel more in 2023 than they did last year, according to a Forbes survey, and nearly one-quarter…Read more... This summer is expected to be one of the busiest travel seasons we’ve seen in a while. People are well into making plans to fly or drive their way to a well-deserved holiday. As many as 49%…

The next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has found no significant atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b, mission officials said. An international team of researchers used Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to measure the temperature of the TRAPPIST-1 b, based on the exoplanet's thermal emission -- heat energy given off in the form of infrared light.The result indicates that the planet's dayside has a temperature of about 500 kelvins (roughly 450 degrees Fahrenheit) and suggests that it has no significant…

The Olympic athletes’ village construction site is pictured in Saint Denis, outside Paris, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Photo: Christophe Ena (AP)Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics are hoping to keep world athletes cool during the summer without relying on air conditioners. Their goal is to use an underground water cooling system beneath the Athletes Village instead.The village that will house thousands of Olympic and Paralympic athletes will use the same technology that kept the iconic Louvre museum cool during last…

Frozen power lines are seen hanging near a sidewalk on February 01, 2023 in Austin, Texas. The freeze is moving on to northeastern states. Photo: Brandon Bell (Getty Images)The winter weather that left hundreds of thousands in Texas without power is moving north, and is set to bring wind chills as low as -50 degrees Fahrenheit (-45 Celsius) into New England.The cold front will bring temperatures to between 15 and35 degrees below average across a large section of the U.S. that includes the Ohio Valley, the Great Lakes,…

Kirstie Allemand arranges cardboard above an air conditioning unit in her window during soaring temperatures on July 28, 2022 in Ellensburg, Washington.Photo: David Ryder (Getty Images)July was a dangerously hot year all over the world, including the U.S.Several place across the country saw extra-sweltering temperatures. Houston, Texas experienced its hottest July on record. July 11 broke a record for the hottest temperatures recorded in the city for that date, at 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.4 degrees Celsius). Other…

November is supposed to bring colder weather to the Northern hemisphere, but this year the month began with unusually high temperatures.Read more... November is supposed to bring colder weather to the Northern hemisphere, but this year the month began with unusually high temperatures.Read more... FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified.…

Dead spotted lanternflies on a tree at Inwood Hill Park on September 26, 2022 in New York City.Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images)You’ve heard the pleas from scientists: Squash these bugs without mercy. Entomologists and agriculture experts have been begging the public to help stop the spread of the ultra-destructive spotted lanternfly for several years now, but despite our best efforts, the invasive insect is now a familiar sight in 14 states,where it’s killing trees and crops and generally creeping people out.…

A commuter carries a bottle of water as they exit the carriage of a London Underground tube train in central London, on July 19, 2022 as the country experiences an extreme heat wave.Photo: Niklas HALLE’N / AFP (Getty Images)England baked under several heat waves throughout this summer. It didn’t just push the country into uncomfortable days—the heat waves also caused more than 2,800 additional people aged 65 and up in England to die, according to a new analysis from the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Office…